Abstract
The loss and reconstruction of self in patients with a chronic mental illness. To describe the loss of self and its reconstruction. The authors' own clinical work and review of the literature. Nurses can help patients who have undergone a loss of self to discover a more active sense of self, take stock of the self, put the self into action, and use the enhanced self as a refuge. This process involves the fostering of hope.
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